LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL

LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL is a large four-year high school in LEESBURG, Florida, operated by LAKE. The school works with 1,724 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 67% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one of 60 schools operated by LAKE, a district that enrolls 47,997 students overall.

On demographics, LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL reports that 33% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 31% Black, 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Lake County's rate of about 38%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 57.3%; this one comes in at 33.0%, -24.3 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $73,161, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lake County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students), LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,496 (now 1,724). The White share of enrollment fell from 43% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.